Saturday, November 19, 2011

Global warming could make parts of the world unliveable

By Khanyisa Tabata
19 November 2011

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned world leaders to prepare for more dangerous and unprecedented extreme weather caused by global warming.

The Nobel Prize winning group met in Kampala, Uganda. The international climate scientists and disaster experts say making preparations will save lives and money.

The experts fear that heat waves, floods droughts and storms will make parts of the world difficult to live in.

Meanwhile, the heat wave that has been torturing residents in the northern parts of South Africa has also hit the Western Cape today.

The South African Weather Service has warned of runaway fires in the Cape Peninsula and Boland as the heat and strong winds increase.

Temperatures are expected to top 34 degrees in many places. Cape Town Disaster Risk Management has appealed to residents to drink enough water, keep their heads covered and not to throw cigarette butts out of car windows.

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